Crime and Accident

New Delhi, November 05: With the arrest of seven persons from Maharashtra and Delhi, the country’s premier investigating agencies today claimed to have busted a wildlife racket and seized tiger and otter skins besides tiger bones from their possession.

The CBI and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint operation yesterday carried out simultaneous raids in some places in Nagpur and Majnu ka Teela in Central Delhi and arrested seven persons for allegedly indulging in illegal wildlife activities.

Ranchi, November 06: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) closed in on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda on Friday when it made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam by nabbing the brother of the politician’s close associate.

“We have arrested Vikas Sinha,” Prabha Kant, deputy director, ED, told reporters in Ranchi. Vikas Sinha is the brother of Vinod Sinha, who according to income tax (IT) officials is the kingpin of the scam and a good friend of Lok Sabha MP Koda.

Mumbai, November 06: After a 15-day long wait, Maharashtra chief minister-elect Ashok Chavan Friday staked formal claim to forming the new government with the support of 170 legislators.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new Democratic Front government will be held here Saturday evening.

Chavan, along with deputy chief minister-designate Chhagan Bhujbal and top office-bearers of both Congress and Nationalist Congress Party met Governor S.C. Jamir at the Raj Bhavan and submitted the letters of support of 170 legislators.

Lucknow, November 06: Eight people were arrested with fake medicines worth nearly Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, police said Friday.

“Acting on a tip off, we raided a hideout today (Friday) in the Haqiqatnagar locality, where the gang members had set up a manufacturing unit for spurious drugs,” police inspector R.P. Dubey told reporters in Saharanpur.

Saharanpur is 350 km from here.

“Those arrested have admitted that they used to supply fake medicines to dealers in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and other neighbouring states,” he added.

Bhopal, November 06: Mystery surrounds the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing leader whose body was found Thursday at his house in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior city with a bullet wound in his head, police said Friday.

Bunty Parmar (25), district president of the Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), had gone to his residence-cum-office at Garden Homes Apartment after receiving a call around 7.30 a.m. Thursday.

Panaji, November 06: Soft sticks of charas or hashish casually dumped on vegetable chopping boards in beach shacks at Anjuna, drugs freely available near the parking lot of a popular night club run by a former aide of a Congress MP — these are some of the stunning revelations in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chargesheet filed in the Scarlett Keeling murder case.

The chargesheet was filed in the Goa Children’s Court Oct 21.

Panaji, November 06: The statements made by witnesses in CBI charge sheet in Scarlett Eden Keeling death case has exposed the underbelly of drug cartel run in Goa through beach shacks.

The 300-page charge sheet filed before a local court in Goa has quoted Murli Sagar Bolloju, who was present at Lui Cafe shack, where Scarlett spent her last day, stating that drugs are readily available in Anjuna beach village.

Patna, November 06: Ten people have died in the last three days in Siwan district of Bihar after drinking moonshine, police said today.

More than 12 others are seriously ill and battling for their life in various hospitals, a police officer said.

“It appears that they died after consuming spurious liquor. Police are investigating,” Siwan Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Jain said.

According to an official in Siwan district administration, the deaths took place in Nawalpur Mohalla, Naya Bazaar and Siswan Dhala of Siwan, about 150 km from here.

Ghaziabad, November 05: Three people have been arrested for abducting and murdering their 14-year-old relative, police said Thursday.

A fourteen-year-old boy was allegedly abducted from Murad Nagar and then drowned in the Ganga at Garhmukteswar area of Ghaziabad.

According to police, Harsh Tyagi, a Class 9 student, had gone to a market near his house in the evening Oct 29. He, however, did not return.

The next day, his father Umesh Tyagi lodged a missing complaint at Murad Nagar police station.

Greater Noida, November 05: A man killed his brother and shot at his nine-month pregnant sister-in-law who came to rescue him, injuring her seriously and killing her unborn child in Doom Manikpur area under Badalpur police station of Greater Noida late Wednesday night, police said Thursday.

According to police, Amit Rawal objected to the daily drinking of his younger brother, Manoj. Late Wednesday night when Manoj entered the house heavily drunk, Amit scolded him, triggering a heated argument. Manoj then took a pistol from his pocket and fired at his brother, killing him on the spot.

Bangalore, November 05: A 20-year-old woman was found murdered in her house in Yelahanka here, police said.

The deceased identified as Bhagya was stabbed in the neck and chest with a screw driver late Wednesday night, deputy commissioner of police (north-east division) Basavaraj Malagatti said.

She was married to an electrician. Police suspect the man, who is absconding, to be the murderer.

Neighbours said the couple had recently shifted to Bangalore from Mysore.

—Agencies

Greater Noida, November 05: A man killed his brother and shot at his nine-month pregnant sister-in-law who came to rescue him, injuring her seriously and killing her unborn child in Doom Manikpur area under Badalpur police station of Greater Noida late Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.

According to police, Amit Rawal objected to the daily drinking of his younger brother, Manoj. Late Wednesday night when Manoj entered the house heavily drunk, Amit scolded him, triggering a heated argument. Manoj then took a pistol from his pocket and fired at his brother, killing him on the spot.

New Delhi, November 05: With the arrest of four people, including a woman and recovery of jewellery, police today claimed to have solved a robbery case in the national capital. Police arrested Vinneta Bhardwaj, her associates — Farman Malik alias Suhail Malik, Nazim and Imran — for allegedly stealing Rs 35,000 in cash, gold jewellery worth rupees three lakh and two property documents from the house of Rajeshwar Singh in Rohini locality.

London, November 05: Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborn babies after telling mothers their children had died at a private hospital in Mexico City.

Police uncovered the scheme after one of the women learned her baby was alive and had been sold to another woman for 15,000 pesos (£680), said Luis Genaro, the capital’s deputy attorney general.

The woman gave birth to a girl through caesarean section at the Central West Hospital in a working-class district in October 2008, Mr Genaro said at a news conference.

Aligarh, November 05: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended six students for indulging in violence, assaulting varsity officials and disrupting academic activities during protests against the murder of a student, the university said today.

“The students were suspended for indulging in violence and vandalism. They have been barred from entering the campus,” AMU spokesperson Rahat Abrar told reporters in Aligarh, some 300 km from Lucknow.

The decision was taken on Wednesday.

Bhopal, November 05: Tension simmered in a Bhopal locality Thursday with hundreds of radical Hindu activists gathered outside a temple, where a Vishwa Hindu Parishad office-bearer was murdered the night before.

Heavy security was deployed in Bhopal’s Bhanpur area with police fearing an outbreak of trouble when the body of Deen Dayal Sharma, who was also the priest of the temple as well as a member of the Bajrang Dal, is handed over to the family after the autopsy.

Sharma, 35, was killed late Wednesday inside the temple when a group of armed men attacked him.

Bhopal, November 05: Tension simmered in a Bhopal locality Thursday with hundreds of radical Hindu activists gathered outside a temple, where a Vishwa Hindu Parishad office-bearer was murdered the night before.

Heavy security was deployed in Bhopal’s Bhanpur area with police fearing an outbreak of trouble when the body of Deen Dayal Sharma, who was also the priest of the temple as well as a member of the Bajrang Dal, is handed over to the family after the autopsy.

Sharma, 35, was killed late Wednesday inside the temple when a group of armed men attacked him.

Gaya (Bihar), November 05: Armed Maoists bombed a road bridge at Rohe village in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said today.

Around 50 Naxalites assembled in the village last night and detonated dynamites to blow up the bridge.

The road link to Imamganj bazar was severed as a result.

Security personnel were combing the area.
–PTI

Riyadh, November 05: A man who kidnapped and raped five children, one of whom was left in the desert to die, has been sentenced to be beheaded and his body publicly crucified.

Muhammed Basheer al-Ramaly, 22, from the northern city of Hail, in Saudi Arabia, will be executed at noon yesterday.

He will be beheaded by sword then his body tied to a wooden cross and his head stuck on a pole as a deterrent.

Al-Ramaly was found guilty in February of abducting and raping five boys, the eldest of whom was 7 and the youngest just 3, who he left out in the desert to die.

Kolkata, November 04: A suspected Maoist guerilla was arrested from West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Wednesday, police said.

“Sunil Kisku was arrested from Belpahari region, a Maoist stronghold in the district. He was an active Maoist ultra and used to operate in the region,” Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha told.

He said that Kisku has been charged with launching attacks on various joint forces’ camps in the region. He is also allegedly involved in some murder cases.

Jalna, November 04: A driver and his associate reduced to ashes today when a fuel tanker exploded into flames after hitting a tree at Dambri village, 35 km from the town.

According to the police, the oil tanker containing petrol and diesel was coming from Manmad and proceeding to Basmat, Parbhani district. When the tanker reached at Dambri village, the driver lost control and hit the tree.

The oil burst into flames that engulfed driver Rameshwar Gite, 28, and 22-year-old cleaner Dadasaheb Wagh, both residents of Jintur.

Krishnagar (WB), November 04: One person was today arrested and at least 40 tortoises were recovered from him in Nadia district.

“Acting on a tip-off, Sailen Haldar of Bongaon-Bhabanipur in North 24-Parganas district was held by RPF personnel at Majhergram station when he was found carrying tortoises of rare species in a bag in the vendor compartment of Ranaghat-Bongaon local train early this morning,” RPF officer in Ranaghat, Pijush Kanti Saha said.

Kolkata, November 04: A suspected Maoist guerilla was arrested from West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Wednesday, police said.

“Sunil Kisku was arrested from Belpahari region, a Maoist stronghold in the district. He was an active Maoist ultra and used to operate in the region,” Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha told IANS.

He said that Kisku has been charged with launching attacks on various joint forces’ camps in the region. He is also allegedly involved in some murder cases.

Bangalore, November 04: A bomb call received at the old HAL airport turned out to be a “hoax” today, police said.

The call, received at the HAL airport police station late in the afternoon, was traced to a public phone booth near HAL staff quarters. After a thorough search of the area, it was proved a hoax, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East Division) B N S Reddy said.

–Agencies

Mumbai, November 04: The CBI, while inaugurating the Vigilance Week today, said over half of its traps are registered through SMS.

“The SMS campaign started last year is a huge success and out of the 26 traps registered until now, the complaints of over half have been received through SMS,” CBI Joint Director Rishiraj Singh told reporters here.

“This includes the case registered against Sarobjot Singh, son of Buta Singh,” Singh said.

A person calling or sending the message need not reveal his identity if he does not wish to, he said.